Phoolbagan Explained

Phoolbagan
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Pushpin Map:India Kolkata
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kolkata
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kolkata
Subdivision Type4:Metro Station
Subdivision Name4:Phoolbagan and Salt Lake Stadium
(Line 2)
Seat Type:Municipal Corporation
Seat:Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Parts Type:KMC wards
Parts:30, 31, 33, 35
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:For population see linked KMC ward pages
Timezone:IST
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:22.5713°N 88.3968°W
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:700010, 700054, 700085
Area Code:+91 33
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kolkata Uttar
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Beleghata

Phoolbagan is a neighbourhood in North Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Subhas Sarovar is one of the famous tourist attraction of Kolkata present in the locality of Phoolbagan.

Geography

Police district

Phoolbagan police station is part of the Eastern Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at P-86, CIT Road, Scheme VIIM, Kolkata-700 054.[1]

Ultadanga Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Suburban division i.e. Beliaghata, Entally, Maniktala, Narkeldanga, Ultadanga, Tangra and Phoolbagan.[1]

Transport

Phoolbagan is the junction of CIT Road (Hem Chandra Naskar Road) and Narkeldanga Main Road (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Sarani). EM Bypass passes along the eastern boundary of Phoolbagan. Many buses ply along these roads.[2] ‘CIT Roads’ created by CIT through congested areas in the 1930s, developed such neighbourhoods as Beliaghata, Tiljala, Kankurgachi and Phoolbagan in eastern Kolkata.[3]

Vocational Schools

The Department of Technical Education and Skill Development, Govt of West Bengal leads in providing vocational training. other institutes like JIS University, IHM Kolkata, ISHM provide courses.

Sealdah Station, Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station, Bidhannagar Road railway station and Phoolbagan metro station (Kolkata Metro Line 2) are located near Phoolbagan.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kolkata Police . Eastern Suburban Division . KP . 15 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330093155/http://kolkatapolice.gov.in/division.asp?ID=2&Division=E . 30 March 2018 . dead .
  2. Google maps
  3. Chaudhuri, Sukanta, "Traffic and Transport in Calcutta", in "Calcutta, The Living City" Vol II, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Page 151, First published 1990, 2005 edition,